Outdated Interior Design Trends that are Making a Comeback

1. Brass

This trend was a very popular one in the 80’s through 90’s. If you haven't been on Pinterest in a while, you're missing out on the big brass revival. Fixtures in aged and shiny finishes are like the bold punctuation marks in kitchens and bathrooms, especially those in black-and-white color schemes.

2. Wallpaper

One overly popular trend from 80’s is the extensive amount of floral wallpaper used. Today we use many other (and cuter) patterned wallpapers. But, there is a popular amount of floral.

3. Wood Paneling

Wood is primed for a comeback thanks to the revival in all things "rustic." We think paneling is no exception. Here, wood paneling brings incredible texture and character to a kitchen. This specific type of wood paneling is called shiplap.

4. Colored Tile Bathrooms

Like many vintage features, the best thing to do with a colorful bathroom is to let it be true to the feeling of your home. The average mid century (or even earlier) home was likely to have a bathroom lined with colorful tiles.

5. Hunter green

Although the dark-green carpets that covered many a ’90s living-room floor are long gone, saturated green hues are back in. Use hunter green on kitchen cabinets, pillows, a painted buffet, or even your exterior siding for a regal look.

6. Art Deco

If you love the reemergence of Art Deco interiors into your home, you are not alone! Art Deco style is the visual and influential arts & design movement which first emerged in France after World War I. It features touches of French, Egyptian & Mediterranean culture with geometric patterns and often vibrant colors. From the exterior of your home to the interior – you will be surprised how easy it is to bring this retro look from the 1930’s -1940's style into your home.

7. White Kitchens

90s minimalism, we’d be remiss not to mention the re-emergence of beige-and-white design. In fact, beige may be the new (old) neutral, knocking gray from its throne.

8. Velvet

This may come as no surprise that velvet made this list. Velvet was very popular during the victorian age. Velvet was seen as very luxurious. Velvet also became popular again in the 90’s.

9. Pastels

In the ’90s, pastels took over large surface areas — like painting a whole room mint green. The level of pastel use we’re seeing now is just dipping a toe in the water, it hasn’t taken over entire rooms. This means a soft-colored throw pillow or lamp is enough: Don’t paint your whole bedroom periwinkle with a matching bed-in-a-bag. Too much.

10. Macramé

Knot again! Macramé is back! Macramé may be best known for its bohemian run in the '60s and '70s, but the textile art form of knotting and hitching is believed to have originated in the 13th century and was all the rage in the Victorian era. It makes sense that the fringed trend found a second wind in the age of hippie and grunge culture, likely contributing to its polarizing reputation.